A museum in the city best known for its role in the Herman Melville classic “Moby Dick” will be hosting a skateboard exhibit and cultural celebration. Tying in with show, the museum’s “Gallery X” is having a six-hour skateboard movie night from 5 to 11 p.m. Sunday, September 28. (Full Article) Search (Categorized under 2003 Archive, Skateboard Art/Design)

"Founded to bring organisation, standards and structure to South Africanskateboarding competitions. All rules are taken directly from the world cup of skateboarding booklet and have been approved by the WCS." www.nsaskateboarding.co.za SearchRelated (Categorized under Skateboard Associations)

This letter from a Canadian citizen spells out why skateboarders should get more slack: "It's pretty disgraceful that our city and its council would rather promote the most violent sport in the world by putting in two hockey arenas. ... I suppose they would be happier if the kids were all addicted to video games and doughnuts. People need to catch up, there's a new sport in town." (Full Article) Search (Categorized under 2002 Archive)

A bill that would require skateboarders younger than 14 years old to wear helmets passed the Legislature last week. If the bill becomes law, skateboarders would additionally be "required to wear reflective clothing at night ... and could not carry anything while skateboarding that might obstruct their view". Violators’ parents could be subject to a state fine of $50; local governments could tack on a $55 surcharge, bringing the fine to $105. (Full Article) Search (Categorized under 2004 Archive)

About skateboarding, cities, and urban culture. An amazing essay by Iain Borden on the interrelationship between cities and skateboarding, in which the author seeks to "focus on the compositional and representational mode of skateboarding, to consider how it represents the city without maps, and how it speaks something of the city, without recourse to theory or texts." Quote this in your term paper and make your teacher happy. (Full Article) Search (Categorized under 2001 Archive, Museums/History)